Welcome to America! Here’s a Donald Trump hat to commemorate your successful immigration:
FLORIDA MAN gives Donald Trump hat to Cuban migrant who arrived in Fort Lauderdale today pic.twitter.com/6XbXYu3mQA
— Joel Franco (@OfficialJoelF) June 7, 2016
However, it looks like he quickly turned the gift inside out. From CBS 4:
Another shot from the Bradenton Herald:
Pregnant migrant, 5 others come ashore in Broward: Six Cuban refugees, including a pregnant woman, reached sh… https://t.co/SihQHjadtM
— Bradenton Herald (@bradentonherald) June 7, 2016
According to Local 10 in Ft. Lauderdale, the lucky hat guy was accompanied by 3 other men and 2 women, one of whom is pregnant.
Since the migrants made it to shore before the Coast Guard could capture them at sea, they are permitted to stay in the United States under what is known as “wet foot, dry foot” policy.
A different group of Cuban migrants, who were captured clinging to lighthouse near the Florida Keys in May, are attempting to argue that the lighthouse itself counts as dry land and therefore should be allowed to stay in the U.S., too:
UPDATE: Cuban migrant lawyers say Keys lighthouse equals US arrival: https://t.co/sRZayiwBQX #NBC6
— NBC 6 South Florida (@nbc6) June 2, 2016
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